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Barcelona will eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028 following local backlash: 10,000-plus licences will expire in huge blow for platforms like Airbnb (www.theolivepress.es)

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[–] Censored 3 points 6 months ago

AirBNB pays taxes too. They don't circumvent the system in Barcelona, that was fixed a long time ago. Now they just displace locals because the nightly rate is higher than the monthly rate. Even if it's empty most of the time. Which is a real shame.